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Fireside Politics: Radio and Political Culture in the United States, 1920-1940
Contributor(s): Craig, Douglas B. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0801864399     ISBN-13: 9780801864391
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
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Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: November 2000
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Annotation: In Fireside Politics, Douglas B. Craig provides the first detailed and complete examination of radio's changing role in American political culture between 1920 and 1940 -- the medium's golden age, when it commanded huge national audiences without competition from television. Craig follows the evolution of radio into a commercialized, networked, and regulated industry, and ultimately into an essential tool for winning political campaigns and shaping American identity in the interwar period. Finally, he draws thoughtful comparisons of the American experience of radio broadcasting and political culture with those of Australia, Britain, and Canada.

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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Public Policy - Communication Policy
- History | United States - 20th Century
- Performing Arts | Radio - History & Criticism
Dewey: 384.540
LCCN: 00008338
Age Level: 22-UP
Grade Level: 17-UP
Series: Reconfiguring American Political History
Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.4" W x 9.36" L (1.42 lbs) 384 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1900-1949
- Chronological Period - 1920's
- Chronological Period - 1930's
- Chronological Period - 1940's
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
Review Citations: Choice 09/01/2001 pg. 107
 
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In Fireside Politics, Douglas B. Craig provides the first detailed and complete examination of radio's changing role in American political culture between 1920 and 1940--the medium's golden age, when it commanded huge national audiences without competition from television. Craig follows the evolution of radio into a commercialized, networked, and regulated industry, and ultimately into an essential tool for winning political campaigns and shaping American identity in the interwar period. Finally, he draws thoughtful comparisons of the American experience of radio broadcasting and political culture with those of Australia, Britain, and Canada.

Contributor Bio(s): Craig, Douglas B.: - Douglas B. Craig is a reader in history at the Australian National University. He is the author of Fireside Politics: Radio and Political Culture in the United States, 1920-1940, also published by Johns Hopkins, and After Wilson: The Struggle for the Democratic Party, 1920-1934.
 
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